Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

Tesla autopilot killed 17 and crashed 736 times

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Tesla autopilot killed 17 and crashed 736 times

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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years ago

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17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot

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Crashes have surged in the past four years, reflecting the hazards associated with increasingly widespread use of Tesla’s futuristic driver-assistance tech.

More or less Tesla’s autopilot is not as safe as Tesla would have you believe.

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They mention the crashrate being lower than a human, what is the actual crashrate?

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